Ironing stand



July 1, 1930. 5 5 LQ 1,769,558

IRONING STAND Filed April 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l gmentoa y Id July 1, 1930.

S. S. WEFALD' Filed April 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 p'r'es'sedin the appendedclaims.

Patented July 1, 1930 i fHN ED s TAT ES; 110

a a I r I Applieationiiiled rnie, V ff 'lhis invention relates to "the: class of laundry and pertains particularly to an im-v I 1 ingstand embodying this invention; F I

proved type of ironing stand".

' The primary object of the present invention is to provide an ironingstand which;

may be easily and"; conveniently set; up for use. "and which h'as: associated therewith means 'wh'ereby-the'user may hang up articles after ironing the same without moving" fromironing position.- 7 v o- Anotherobject ofthe invention is to provide-an ironing stand so supported that the user may sit while'ironing and'thus avoid usual extreme" fatigue" which accompaniesthis operation. 7 a

Th'e' invention broadly contemplates the provision of aboard and a pair ofend supporting frames, each I of which framesrcarr'ies a hanger designed to receive one end of the board; the hanger being provided with upstanding pins which are adapted to en-'' gage in suitable recesses formed in theunder face of the board adjacent-the end-thereof, the end of the-board being suitably reinforced to prevent the pins pulling from po sition; Connecting the lower-rends' of the frames" with theside edgesrof the board are brace members,- the connections" between the ends of the braces andthe I board and the 330' frame being pivotal so that the frames may 7 bereadily swung to position under theboard when='it is desired to' foldthe'same upfor 'storing'."-' I i f Each 0f the framesinaddition to the foregoing has an upstanding portion :which i siiprovided with" supporting bars -u on which 'iron ed'clothes may be hung after -'Tl1e'- invention will be best understood 1 14 from a consideration. of the following Y detailed description taken in connection-with the accompanying drawings forminga part of the present invention with the under- I standing, however, that the invention is not confinedto any-strict conformitywith the showing of the drawings but maybe changed or modified so long as such changes or modifica'tions' mark nomaterial departure from .th'eQsalient features of'the invention as ex- 1929. Serial No. 355592 i 31 In the drawingsz-e I I o I Figure l is ape'rspectiveview of the i'rl0n- -Figure 2 is a-plan View :of the underface of one end ofthe ironing board; I 5

Figure 3 is a sectional view.uthr,ough-;,a portion of one end of the board andsupporting structure therefor; i a Figure, 4 is a detailed perspective vview-10f one hangerofo'r an end of thelboard-y I?" igure 5' isa perspectiveviewoftheiiron ing stand partially-folded; 5; -Figure6 is a detailedper'sp'ective view of one end of the ironing boardof the stand; Figure 7 is a section taken on line 7+ of Figure A s L {I l; r T

Figure8is a'view inside .elevationz'oftthe foldedstandzk i .Referring to the drawings in 'detailwhere; inlike numeralsof reference indicatezcor responding parts;v throughout the several views, the numeralal indicates the body of theironing board embodying the present in vention, the same 'beingof-suitable length ing board'body'there is provided a frame,

comprising a; pair of leg meinbers, 'eachzof which is indicated by the znumeral :6, these le'g'sbbeing connected at their upper endsiby .a'plurality of spaced-parallel bars 7-' which alsowserve inthe set-up :board ias clothes supports, :"the I portions of the legscarrying these T, bars: extending substantial distance 7 above the. set-up board *aszwill be hereinafter described.

' ,Conneoting the Leach pair at, -:;5; 9

board, elements carried by each hangerde signed to detachably engage the apertures in one end of the board, and brace bars connecting the lower portion of each support at each side with an adjacent side of the board.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

SARAH SKREE WEFALD. 

